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3D Software Helps Development of Vehicle-Mounted Defense Systems
L-3 Communications Linkabit (Melbourne, FL) develops defense communications and electronic warfare systems to protect soldiers and save lives on the battlefield. A division of L-3...
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Vacuum Regulators to Simulate Altitudes
Equilibar Fletcher, NC 828-650-6590 www.equilibar.com To support air assets, the US Navy’s Altitude Laboratory in Maryland is tasked with testing On-Board Oxygen Generating Systems (OBOGS). The lab has...
Application Briefs Defense
Electronic Attack Capability on Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corp. Falls Church, VA 703-280-2900 www.northropgrumman.com Northrop Grumman Corporation has integrated and employed an internal miniature electronic attack payload on the Bat...
Application Briefs Defense
Armored Response Vehicle for Bomb Disposal Teams
Lenco Industries Pittsfield, MA 413-443-7359 www.LencoArmor.com Lenco Industries has introduced the BearCat® EOD “BombCat” armored response vehicle for bomb disposal teams and EOD and IEDD...
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ETS researchers develop new methodology for wind tunnel calibration
In recent years, the École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) Research Laboratory in Active Controls, Avionics, and Aeroservoelasticity (LARCASE) has acquired several research...
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Boeing advances automation with smart and portable orbital drilling tools for 787
Since robotic work cells have proven to be highly effective in certain applications, and the technology is always improving, some might dream of a day when...
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Addressing the Needs of an Aging Population
With more than 75 million Baby Boomers (those aged 50-68) in the U.S., the automotive industry is now faced with the necessity to design products to meet the unique needs of this substantial...
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First Look: GM’s New Modular Ecotec Engines
GM Powertrain engineers have revealed technical and development details of their company's all-new Modular Ecotec family of long-stroke 1.0- to 1.5-L three- and four-cylinder gasoline engines...
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Bosch Rexroth Leverages Automotive Experience for Construction Equipment
Bosch has developed a number of technologies to improve the efficiency of the internal-combustion engine. One of these is start-stop technology, which contributes to...
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New Sandvik Stainless Tubing Enables Higher-Pressure GDI
GDI systems facilitate the injection of fuel into the cylinders at considerably higher pressures, resulting in a more controlled and even burn.
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Hyundai CEA Unveils Prototype Excavator
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas took the opportunity at ConExpo to unveil to North America its R220LC-9 HI-POSS excavator prototype. This concept model, which first debuted at Bauma in 2013, features Hyundai’s next-generation power system that it says provides improved fuel consumption and...
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DSPACE Enhances Environment for Electric Motor Controller Testing
The FPGA device can be configured graphically with standard dSPACE tools, so that users can react flexibly to new requirements, such as new I/O interfaces or faster simulation.
Articles Electronics & Computers
CPT's Switched-Reluctance Motor-Generator Seen as Path to 48-V Systems
Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will demonstrate two technologies in booth 422 (and in technical paper presentations) at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in...
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Ricardo’s Scalable TorqStor Flywheel System Promises FE Gains at Reduced Cost
The technology provides short-term energy storage for hybridization without the high cost, environmental impact, or unfamiliar servicing requirements and safety considerations of supercapacitors and chemical batteries.
Articles Electronics & Computers
FEV/DGE System Automates HMI Validation Process
With a multitude of infotainment system options currently on the market, and more coming soon, ensuring that these systems perform as intended in the vehicle prior to release is of utmost importance for automakers.
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Mazda Hazumi B-Segment Concept Previews Mazda2
Since the 2011 Mazda Minagi concept closely resembled the production CX-5 that followed, and the Takeri Concept that appeared at the Tokyo Motor Show that year gave rise to the Mazda6...
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Hyundai Trials Lightweight Construction Techniques with Intrado Concept
Intrado, according to Hyundai, is the area on the underside of an airplane’s wing where lift is created. So it is assumed that the construction of a modern aircraft...
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First Italy-Built Jeep Has GM Platform Roots
One of the stars of the 2014 Geneva Motor Show is the subcompact 2015 Jeep Renegade, the first model in Jeep history to be based on a platform co-developed by Opel and made in Italy.
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New Angle on Mercedes-Benz’ S-Class Coupe
Among the veritable plethora of technologies encased within the new 4.7-L bi-turbo Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe (replacing the CL) at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, one stood out as something very...
News Propulsion
The E-Up! Points Way to VW’s Electric Future
Exclamation points are sometimes scattered like self-seeding grammatical saplings through the pages of company press releases. Often unwanted, unwarranted, and unnecessary, they may be a...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Volvo CE’s Road to the Future
As Vice President of Product Platforms for Volvo Construction Equipment, Alan Berger (SAE member, 2013) is responsible for the life-cycle management of the product line, its profitability, commercial performance,...
News Manned Systems
Variable Trailer Design Drastically Cuts Aerodynamic Drag
Tractor-trailer design is significantly influenced by legal conditions regarding the vehicle dimensions and the provision of a maximum transportation volume.
Technical Innovation Power
Refining Heavy-Duty Diesel Fuel Systems
How are heavy-duty diesel fuel systems likely to evolve in Europe, now that Euro-VI, the tightest yet emissions regulations applied to heavy trucks and buses in the European Union, have come into...
Original Equipment Manufacturing & Prototyping
Komatsu America Expands Intelligent Machine Control Dozer Family
Komatsu America Corp.'s D51EXi/PXi-22 is its latest intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozer for the North American market, and it brings the same iMC technology to another key...
Articles Aerospace
Optically Transparent EMI Shielding for Defense and Aerospace Applications
Modern electronic devices and computing equipment are often integrated with wireless capabilities which utilize multi-bands for high speed communication, as well as high...
Articles Defense
Pumped Two-Phase Cooling for Thermal Management of High Heat Flux Electronics
Pumped two-phase cooling provides a compact, low pumping power option for thermal management in high heat flux applications (300-500W/cm2). Compared to single-phase...
Articles Test & Measurement
Thermal Simulation and Testing of Expanded Metal Foils for Lightning Protection
With the implementation of major aircraft structures fabricated from carbon fiber reinforced plastic materials, lightning protection has become a more complicated...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Software Defined Radio Enables Flexible Communications for NASA
Communication is key to just about any endeavor. NASA’s ability to update and modify communication capabilities to reflect the latest upgrades without impacts to mission time or...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Electronics Take Charge
Electronic controls are slowly transforming aircraft engines of all types, bringing improved fuel consumption, improved efficiency, and more power. As the functionality of control units for jet engines increases, digital...
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